They ignore the issue by diverting it to saying 'This is a benefit of this alignment. If you are putting yourself in a situation to where you'd die because of these then you made a mistake.

Well I'll counter that if these things were balanced, you'd make dent targetable, clothing invulnerable, and treasures shatter in one hit from a targetted dent to the correct gear slot.

Since the latter is too hard to code and not going to happen, I'll thank you to stop calling progging unblockable DB with fewer disadvantages balanced due solely to alignment balanced, or make any and all of these items limit 1 unique. Killing whoever you want isn't an 'advantage' or 'tactical choice', it's a lifestyle and entertainment choice. Killing three other neutrals and full looting the AP or Lich who I either ganked or caught dying does not guarantee I will be able to kill that single goodie any easier when matched up with him and his buddies, especially if this goodie is either exploring in an area that I am more likely to die in than him trying to get to him even knowing it like the back of my hand, or the goodie is experienced enough to play conservatively but not experienced enough to think of entertaining #### to explore or gear to get aside from the prayer beads that will create an actual opening to kill them.

A far better, but still utter failure of an argument is, 'You're giving up stats to use these items.' When (and it *is* a matter of when, not if) they prog 2 or 3 oblits over 3 rounds, they are probably outdamaging whoever just dropped your weapon from str loss from not having the stats they are replacing.